Yancey appealed the conviction, saying several critical errors were made during his trial. That appeal was overturned Monday.

According to information presented in court, Yancey shot his wife and 19-year-old Marcial Puluc, a native of Guatamala he hired to do work at his home, in June 2008. He staged the crime scene to make it look like Puluc tried to rob Lynda Yancey, and claimed that he was forced to shoot Puluc in self-defense after Puluc killed Lynda.

April 18, 2013 – District Attorney Vic Reynolds announces that his office will pay homage to those intimately affected by crime during the annual Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

“Those who have been hurt by the criminal actions of others are harmed in many ways, yet they are often some of the strongest people I’ve met. Our vigil aims to recognize their suffering and remember those who didn’t survive,” District Attorney Vic Reynolds said. “We are also pleased to open our office for people in the community we serve. This office belongs to them, after all.”

Kimberly B. McCoy, director of the Victim Witness Unit in the Cobb District Attorney’s Office, said, “Victims of crime suffer emotional, financial, and physical trauma as a result of the crimes inflicted upon them. The least we can do as a society is stand up for victims’ rights, ensuring that victims are kept informed of, allowed to participate in, and advised of options surrounding the criminal justice process.”

"These women's lives have forever been changed by the heinous acts of a serial rapist. We hope this guilty verdict and sentence will bring some form of relief to each one of our victims and loved ones," DeKalb County Chief Assistant D.A. Nicole Marchand Golden said in a statement.

"Mincey will never live another day as a free man because of the jury's verdict and today's sentence," Golden added. "There is a monster who no longer roams the streets of DeKalb County."

LILBURN, Ga. -- Lilburn police are looking for a man accused of stealing lottery tickets during a recent smash-and-grab.

The suspect is accused of taking the scratch-off tickets from the Texaco on Lawrenceville Highway on Mar. 14.

Lilburn Police Chief Bruce Hedley said the suspect cashed in the tickets at gas stations in Decatur.

The same suspect is accused of another smash-and-grab attempt at the Shell station on Lawrenceville Highway on Feb. 15. Hedley said nothing was stolen in that incident.

Surveillance cameras at the Texaco captured images of the suspect, described as a tall, dark-skinned black man with a shaved head. He drove a small white four-door sedan with no hubcaps, and with a front quarter panel painted black or gray.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Lilburn police at 770-638-2220.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A DeKalb County man faces more than 200 years in prison after being found guilty of human trafficking.

Darryl Curry will be sentenced Mar. 26. A DeKalb County jury found him guilty Monday of 13 felony counts, including trafficking, pimping and sexual exploitation of children.

"(Curry) is a monster who preyed upon young and impressionable girls for his own personal and financial gain," DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James said in a statement.

Police began investigating Curry in October 2011, when one of his victims called them. Investigators eventually found a second victim and uncovered evidence against Curry, including videos of him instructing others on how to become pimps and get rich by exploiting women.